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French ship Mercure (1783)

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Name
  
Mercure

Ordered
  
1 June 1782

Laid down
  
August 1782

Construction started
  
August 1782

Length
  
56 m

Displacement
  
1.55 million kg

Namesake
  
Mercury

Builder
  
Toulon

In service
  
1783

Launched
  
4 August 1783

Weight
  
1,550 tons

Draft
  
7.4 m

The Mercure was a 74-gun Séduisant-class ship of the line of the French Navy.

She took part in the Battle of the Nile under Captain Cambon. She fought against HMS Majestic and was captured by HMS Alexander. Damaged beyond repair and aground, she was burnt.

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French ship Mercure (1783) Wikipedia